Restaurant Opportunities Centers – 2016 October 5, 2016 To support low-wage restaurant workers in California by enhancing the occupational skills, leadership development, and civic participation opportunities of workers while engaging employers, policymakers, and consumers to raise industry standards.
PowerSwitch Action – 2016 October 5, 2016 To support low-wage immigrant workers through organizing and leadership development, while strengthening the Partnership for Working Families network in California to collectively raise standards for workers and expand access to quality jobs.
LeadersUp – 2016 October 5, 2016 To expand LeadersUp’s capacity as a talent development intermediary, creating a shift in business practice to improve the hiring and retention of Opportunity Youth in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation – 2016 October 5, 2016 To support Bridging the Gap implementation in Long Beach.
Southern California Grantmakers – 2016 September 10, 2016 To support the Full Cost Recovery Initiative and the Portrait of Los Angeles County report.
Faith in Action Network – 2016 August 31, 2016 To build trust between communities of color and law enforcement in California through public safety reform and civilian participation.
Year Up, Inc. – 2016 August 31, 2016 To initiate Year Up California, expanding operations in Los Angeles and the Bay Area to provide middle-skills opportunities for Opportunity Youth.
Center for Employment Opportunities – 2016 August 31, 2016 To expand CEO’s scale and impact in California.
Cornerstone Theater Company – 2016 August 13, 2016 To engage in a planning process aligned with the goals of the New California Arts Fund.
CONTRA-TIEMPO – 2016 August 5, 2016 For ‘From Movement to Movements: Creating Art and Action in South LA’, expanding opportunities for low-income African-American and Spanish-speaking communities to co-create socially and culturally relevant dance theater.